I have been diving for over a year now and I have a health related question. It seems that everytime I come home from a dive trip I get bronchitis; I'm a non-smoker, eat well, exercise regularly. It is it a coincidence or could be there something related to my new hobby? Co-workers asked me this question this week as I just returned from diving in the keys and am sick...again! I've never thought the two could be related. Thanks for entertaining this probably very silly question!
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Are you using the same regulator on every pre-bronchitis trip? If so, there could be a bug that's set up housekeeping there...
Rick
Rick
diver_paula
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Are you sick after flying home from a trip? Sick after driving home from a local trip? Or does it not matter?
I'm just asking as I always seem to get sick after flying. Especially if I've let my body get run down and tired prior to the flight. Always figured my body was more susceptible to the recycled air in the plane.
I'm just asking as I always seem to get sick after flying. Especially if I've let my body get run down and tired prior to the flight. Always figured my body was more susceptible to the recycled air in the plane.
H2Andy
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well.. you both guys have great points
the greatest kept secret of the airline industry is what excellent
germ-boxes their airplanes are
the greatest kept secret of the airline industry is what excellent
germ-boxes their airplanes are
I'm with Rick. I suspect that if you regularly get bronchitis on dive trips (and perhaps you do not fly on every dive trip?), the common denominator is bronchial stuff is related to respiration - so I'd think a good strip down and cleaning of your regulators would be in order - and perhaps a VIP of your tank. Sometimes moisture can get into your tanks if the ambient pressure is allowed to drop to near zero, and if that occurs all sorts of uglies can be growing in your tanks. Time for a VIP and some maintenance, at least, to rule those out as potential causes for your distress.
Another thought is, what gasses are you diving, and are all your fills coming from the same source? Could be some irritant from a malfunctioning compressor thats contaminating your gas might be causing your respiratory problems also.
What are the one or two things that are the same about your breathing system on every dive trip where you've gotten bronchitis?
Another thought is, what gasses are you diving, and are all your fills coming from the same source? Could be some irritant from a malfunctioning compressor thats contaminating your gas might be causing your respiratory problems also.
What are the one or two things that are the same about your breathing system on every dive trip where you've gotten bronchitis?
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